Windows Mail bugs have not been corrected since July 2006, when Microsoft
essentially abandoned the program.
There is no solution other than upgrading to the newer Windows Live Mail:
http://download.live.com/wlmail
--
Gary VanderMolen, Microsoft MVP (Mail)
Microsoft MVP program:
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
"Rushington" <> wrote in message news:7472A637-49D9-4460-9D92-...
> The bracketed numbers against my inbox label do not reduce consistently as I
> open the messages. This is irritating. Any solutions gratefully received.
> --
> Buy "The Presence, a Memoir of Miracles". ISBN 9781846942686.